Kevin Hurley

Kevin Barry Hurley, TD (born September 1953) is a British politician and former police officer.

On 1 June 1974, he transferred to the Parachute Regiment, Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve, with seniority in the rank of second lieutenant (on probation) from 16 January 1974.

On 18 November 1985, he transferred to the Royal Military Police, Territorial Army, as a lieutenant with seniority in that rank from 17 April 1982.

In 2006 while Chief Superintendent, Hurley gave a speech at the opening of the Church of Scientology's London headquarters, where he described the group as a "force for good" that were "raising the spiritual wealth of society:.

He stood as an independent, appearing on the ballot paper as the Zero Tolerance Policing ex Chief candidate, a registered political party in the United Kingdom of which he is the leader.

[16] During his term as PCC Hurley became involved in a public dispute with his then Chief Constable, Lynne Owens, following an external report which criticised Surrey Police for failings around organised crime and child protection.

[17][18] In 2016 Hurley gained national attention for saying he wanted to "batter and break the legs" of a man convicted of a stabbing.